TSR 010 Ken & Carol Gillstrom - Voyageur Sailing - Part 2

Show Notes

In this Episode of the podcast, we feature Part 2 of our interview Ken & Carol Gillstrom from Voyageur Sailing Adventures.  We talk about their adventure sail training programs and some of their personal cruising experiences including a harrowing story about losing their rudder hundreds of miles offshore.. We cover the sailing news and our product of the week is a energy efficient fan that will keep the air moving in your cabin.

Intro Chat

Happy Thanksgiving!

Help us with our holiday sailing gift guide.  If you have a product you really like,  send us an email about it and will will include it in our gift guide on our next show.  Just email us at [email protected] or send us a comment on Facebook or Twitter.

We will be staying on our boat at the St. Petersburg Boat Show, December 4-6th 2015  Let us know if you are going and we can meetup.  The Cruising Outpost party with Bob and Jody Bitchin is Saturday the 5th after the show.

We are also speaking at the show!  2:15pm – 3:15pm on Saturday, December 5th.  Our topic is Exploring Florida’s Cruising Grounds and the Benefits of Trailerable Boat Cruising.  The show has lots of great seminars planned, you can see them all here.

We really like the audio ASA101 lessons we bought from Franz at The Sailing the Mediterranean Podcast.  Franz also created ASA103 & ASA104 lessons, Click here to see all of the ASA lesson packages

Interview

Check out Ken and Carol’s website for all the info on their boat and their adventure sail training.   Voyageur Adventure Sail Training

Sailing News

Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Hokulea sails from Hawaii to South Africa using Traditional Navigation

The Hokulea Polynesian navigation method

Gunboat Files for Bankruptcy

Sailboat Racer Sues Crewmate for Racing Injuries

Joe Harris Sets Off to Attempt 40ft. Monohull Solo World Record

Product of The Week : Caframo 747 Fan  $49 on Amazon

This fan moves a lot of air and makes the boat a lot more comfortable.  It is very durable and has low power consumption.   We recommend you also buy the $11 clamp for easier attachment.  You can buy both through our Amazon links.

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Thanks for listening!   –  Steve & Brandy

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